New campaign disclosures reveal how much American political campaigns spend on AI tools
Mike Lawler, Ro Khanna, and Bill Cassidy campaigns have the top individual spending on AI. Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMike Lawler, Ro Khanna, and Bill Cassidy campaigns have the top individual spending on AI. The candidates themselves are quiet about how they are using the technology in their own campaigns.
- ▪Mike Lawler, Ro Khanna, and Bill Cassidy campaigns have the top individual spending on AI.
- ▪Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMike Lawler, Ro Khanna, and Bill Cassidy campaigns have the top individual spending on AI.
- ▪The candidates themselves are quiet about how they are using the technology in their own campaigns.
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Mike Lawler, Ro Khanna, and Bill Cassidy campaigns have the top individual spending on AI. Photograph: Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMike Lawler, Ro Khanna, and Bill Cassidy campaigns have the top individual spending on AI. Photograph: Getty ImagesTechnologyAnalysisNew campaign disclosures reveal how much American political campaigns spend on AI toolsNathan Sanders and Bruce SchneierThough politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics Tue 29 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 29 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTShareNew campaign finance disclosure data shines a light on which US political campaigns are using AI tools and how much they are spending on them.Candidates’, parties’, and committees’ spending…
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